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Apple AirPods satisfaction at a remarkable 98% for customers

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Re: Apple AirPods satisfaction at a remarkable 98% for customers

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Post by tedmiston »

nardi wrote: post #118
MBCook wrote: post #67

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Mine are about 100%, but it does seem to require a decent little thunk. You can't just touch it. I've heard people say they don't like it because it feels uncomfortable in your ear when you hit it hard enough. It doesn't bother me but I'm not going to say it feels good . I don't think it's capacitive, I think it's based on the little chip's gyro sensor.

Just to be sure—you're both doing a double tap, right? It has to be a double tap. Mine responds just fine unless I hit it weird, which has only happened a couple of times.

Yeah, looks like I wasn't thunking it hard enough. I was tapping it with the force of a tap to click trackpad.

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Post by stcredzero »

smnscu wrote: post #130
stcredzero wrote: post #92

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How about $5? VE Monks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZbCWaY2KXo I have a $400 pair of headphones, but I like these earbuds as well.

Wow, that's mind blowing. Great channel as well, thanks for the share!

Always take things with headphone/earphone reviewing with a grain of salt. You may not like the same things the reviewer does. There may be differences in music, biological differences in age, or different circumstances of use.

Also note that headphones/earphones are one item that are particularly resistant to effective A/B testing. It's hard to put on a different set and not know you've put on a particular set.

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Post by jsz0 »

mordant wrote: post #113
jsz0 wrote: post #108

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I actually prefer to use mediocre sounding headphones in public. The cramped frequency response lets me clearly distinguish the sound of the music I'm listening to from the sounds of the environment around me. I bought a pair of high end Sennheiser ear buds a few years ago that I could never get comfortable using in public. They were just too disorienting. I always had that feeling of someone standing behind me calli…

>I always had that feeling of someone standing behind me calling my name. Sounds like a psychological issue, not a technological one.

Probably a fun combination of both!

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Post by tomp »

tedmiston wrote: post #41
MBCook wrote: post #31

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I remapped mine from triggering Siri to simply be play/pause. I'm happy with it but I agree I'd like options. It would be nice to be able to trigger Siri once in a while or skip songs or modify volume.

Agree. I really just want the same functionality that was there with the click button from the old headphones: volume up/down, play/pause/prev/next.

How did you go prev/next with the old headphones?

Re: Apple AirPods satisfaction at a remarkable 98% for customers

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Post by tedmiston »

tomp wrote: post #134
tedmiston wrote: post #41

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Agree. I really just want the same functionality that was there with the click button from the old headphones: volume up/down, play/pause/prev/next.

How did you go prev/next with the old headphones?

Triple click / double click. If you hold the last click down you can also rewind / fast forward in the current track.

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Post by sushid »

MBCook wrote: post #123
sushid wrote: post #90

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Personally, I knew that the airpods would never fit my ears right so I knew I wouldn't be buying them once they came out. Perhaps the market is self-selecting and thus only those with the proper ear shape actually opt for them?

Is that because of the fit you get with the wired ones? The wired ones more or less fit in my ears, but I found that when I was walking or doing any kind of exercise they fall out in less I use the little plastic thing to cinch them up. I was worried I have the same problem with the AirPods but they work just fine for me. I guess not having that cable tugging on them makes the difference. But the old ones worked if I…

I think I fall in the "doesn't work when sitting still" category like your brother. I can technically have them on when I'm sitting down, but it's more like a centimeter away from my ear canal and on the brink of falling out.

Hoping that the future iterations are more promising.

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